It Happens That a Conclusion Might Be True Independent of Whether

Multiple Choice

It happens that a conclusion might be true independent of whether the premises are true or whether the premises logically support that conclusion; because this is so the practice of argument making also presume that __________.

A) the premises are inconsistent with one another
B) the claim is true no matter what the premises say
C) the listener and the speaker agree on all the key points
D) the truth of the reason is relevant to establishing the truth of claim